Philippe de Rullecourt

Philippe de Rullecourt (9 July 1744-7 January 1781) was a General of the Kingdom of France during the American Revolutionary War. Rullecourt, a self-styled baron, was killed in the battle of Jersey in 1781.

Biography
Philippe de Rullecourt was born on 9 July 1744 in Artois, France to a wealthy family. He was a mercenary leader, giving himself the title of Baron before he was appointed to command a 1779 invasion of the English Channel island of Jersey alongside Karl Heinrich von Nassau-Siegen. In 1781, he led another attempt to invade Jersey towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, and he captured Governor Moses Corbet. The British refused to surrender, and Rullecourt was mortally wounded in the ensuing battle of Jersey, dying in a pub that is currently named after his adversary Francis Peirson in the battle (who was also killed).